Where does “floormat” come from?
floormat (English) comes from English Mat, from English matinée, from French matinée, from Middle French matinee, from Old French matinee, from Old French matin, from Latin mātūtīnus, from Latin -īnus — adjectival suffix.
floormat (English): A mat that is laid on the floor
Definitions
- A mat that is laid on the floor
Ancestry of “floormat”, step by step
floormat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Mat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mat | a Malay man |
| 2 | English | matinée | Alternative spelling of matinee |
| 3 | French | matinée | morning |
| 4 | Middle French | matinee | morning |
| 5 | Old French | matinee | morning |
| 6 | Old French | matin | morning |
| 7 | Latin | mātūtīnus | morning |
| 8 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English floor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | floor | The interior bottom or surface of a house or... |
| 2 | Middle English | flor | A floor; the bottom surface of a room or... |
| 3 | Old English | flōr | floor, pavement, ground; floor, pavement, ground,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flōraz | ground; floor |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂ros | flat; floor |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |